Front Street Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Oct 26 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Gateshead
Unique reference
108350
Address
North View, Whickham, NE16 4AY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
410 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
52.4%
Girls
47.6%
First language not English
8%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.6%
Persistent absence
13.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82%
Mixed 7.1%
Other White 3.4%
Other 2.9%
Indian 1.5%
Bangladeshi 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.3
WritingAverage1.6
MathsAverage0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 75%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 16%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Front Street Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
59
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
21
From another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
55
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
19
7
12
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
16
6
10
Reception, Full-time
60
35
25
Year 1
40
20
20
Year 2
59
34
25
Year 3
49
31
18
Year 4
47
26
21
Year 5
60
22
38
Year 6
60
34
26
Year 2023-2024

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